Adjustable serving stand



A A. Roos ADJUSTABLE SERVING STAND Filed April 2O 1922 Patented Aug. 28, 1923.,

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y serving stands andrhvas for its object to provide an adjustable serving stand.

Another object of the invention is to provide an adjustable roller bearing serving stand.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a carriage having an adjustable roller stand mounted thereupon.

With the above and other objects in view l' have invented the device illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is an elevational view of a serving stand;

Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof;

Figure 3 is a section on line 3-3 of Figure 2; and

Figure 4 is a section on line 4-4 of Figure 1.

Like reference characters indicate like parts throughout the following specication and in the several views in the drawings in which, 1 indicates a serving stand which consists of a carriage 2, mounted upon uni* versa] wheels or castors 3, whereby the stand when used as a serving stand may readily be moved from one part of the table to another or whereby when it is used as a small display stand it may be readily moved about on the counter or, when used as a large display stand it may be readily rolled along on' the floor, a carriage 2 preferably vcone shaped, from the apex 4 of which projects afvertical rod 5 having a series of apertures 6 therein extending throughout its entire i length. Mounted upon the rod 5 is a cross arm sup.- port 7 for the revolvable tray 8 said member 7 being fixed to the collar 9 having an aper ture adapted to align with any of the apertures 6 through which a pin 10 may be projected to hold said collar in any desired position upon the rod 5. The' arms 11. 12, 13 and 14 of the member 7 are provided on their outer ends with rollers 15 upon which the tray 8 is seated said tray having a central aperture4 (not shown) through which the rod 5 projects.

Mounted on the rod 5 Yabove the tray l8 is an adjustable collar 1.6 provided with krollers 1922. serial; iva.- 555,572.'

17 which seat'downuponthe` tray 81 in :order to steady the saine. Mounted u'po'iithe` rod Y 5 abovek the tray S isa'nother tray 18 .having an Ienlarged central portion 19 provided with an'annular groove 20 in A'which projects the annular flange 21; of the adjustable collar 22 which is slidably mounted on the rod 5. Roller bearings 23'.y 24, 'and25V hold Ythe members 18 and 20,'out` of frictional 'enga-gement' with 'one another and iorm a ball bearing between said members. The collar 22 is provided with apertures 26 adapted `to align with the openings 6 of the rod 5 toreceive the pins 27 wherebythe tray 18V is held in a desired adjusted position on said rod 5. Both of the trays 8 and 18 are provided with peripheral rods 28V and 29 respectively',

whereby said stands may be conveniently rotated. The stand 18l may be provided with a series of apertures 30 in which reduced ends of condiment holders may seat. A handle 31 may beprovided on the upper end of the rod 5 whereby the device ymay be conveniently carried from place to place. The member 16 is provided with an extension collar 16 having an aperture aligning with the aperture 6 through which a pin ,16a projects to hold the member 16V downagainst the tray8.

The above described stand may be used either asa server for dining tables or it may be used as a display stand for store counters, or if made on an enlarged scale it may be used as a display standl to Vbe operated Aupon Asv a the floor of a store or other place,

server thek articles on the stands maybe very easily gotten at byanyone at the table` and as a display stand the stand may be rotated by an observer or prospective customer 'and a large number of articlesdisplayed on the stand examined with little or no difficulty;

Having which l claim to be new and desire to pro. cureby Letters Patent is '1 'l 1. A device of the character described consisting ot a carriage having anupright and adjustable trays on said upright, roller bearing supports for said trays, a steadying member ior one of said trays, roller connecdescribed my i vinvention that tions between said member and said last tray.

2. consisting of a carriage having runiversal rollers and an uprightl thereon, an adjustablel revolving tray 'on said upright and a A device of the character described handle on said nprightjfa steadying device for said tray adjustably carried byllsaidvupright, a turn-table for said tray.

v35A device of the character described consisting Vof va Carriage having universall rollers' and an uprghtthereonfan Yadjustable revolvlng tray on said VUqolight and laV handle on saidV upright, a steadyingdevicefljrv said tray adjusta'h-ly carriedrby said upright, a turn-table for said tray, an 'additional adjustable tray on said upright. fl. A device of the character described consistinfifY o' a carriage having` universal rollers and an upright thereon7 an adjnstahlerevolvng; tray on said upright and Aa handle on said mpi-frein'. a steadying device for said tray adwstahly carried by said upright, a turn-table for said tray, an addltional adjustabletray on said upright, said latter tray` having a central enlargementwith anannular recess therein `and a turn-tablemonntedV Within said recess.

5. A device of the character described con-VV sisting ofa carriage having an upright and adJustable'trays on said upright, roller bearing supports forV said trays, a steadyingV member for one of said trays, F0118?V COHHGCV ALPHONSE Roos.

Witnesses: l

EDWIN C'. KR'HNSs Y ANNA W. KURTINS; Y 

